Wrapped (Bruce Robison song) explained

Wrapped
Type:single
Artist:George Strait
Album:It Just Comes Natural
Released:March 19, 2007
Genre:Country, country pop[1]
Length:4:09
Label:MCA Nashville
Producer:George Strait, Tony Brown
Prev Title:It Just Comes Natural
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:How 'bout Them Cowgirls
Next Year:2007

"Wrapped" is a song written by Bruce Robison. First recorded on his 1998 album Wrapped, then by Kelly Willis on her 1998 album What I Deserve, it was later covered by American country music artist George Strait on his 2006 album It Just Comes Natural. It was released on March 19, 2007 as the album's third single; Strait's version of the song reached number two on the Billboard country chart.

Content

"Wrapped" is a mid-tempo where the narrator explains his inability to stop thinking about a lover who has left.

This is the second single of George Strait's career that was written and originally recorded by Bruce Robison. The first such single was Robison's "Desperately", also a cut from his album Wrapped, that Strait covered on his 2003 album Honkytonkville.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic cited the song as a standout track on It Just Comes Natural, saying that the song was "laid-back" and that Strait's backing band sounded "natural" on the track.[2]

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Other versions

The song has been covered by the following musicians.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holland . Roger . George Strait: It Just Comes Natural . . November 9, 2020 . November 7, 2006 . Like Bruce Robison's "Wrapped", a thoroughly marvellous four minutes of uplifting country pop with quite the most straightforward message. .
  2. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r855343|pure_url=yes}} ''It Just Comes Natural'' review]. Erlewine. Stephen Thomas. Allmusic. 2009-06-04.
  3. Best of 2007: Country Songs . . . 2007. July 11, 2012.